The Spy
2012 · Movie · 99 min · ★ 4.8
In Moscow in spring 1941, a tense battle between rival intelligence services unfolds as mistrust grows and danger closes in. This wartime thriller mixes espionage, romance, humor, and suspense against a looming historical crisis.
Based on Spy Novel
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Details
- Original title
- Шпион
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-04-05
- Language
- Russian
- Runtime
- 99 min
- TMDB rating
- 4.8/10 (40 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like wartime spy thrillers with a mix of suspense, romance, and intrigue in the spirit of The Hit List or Point Blank; Not for you if you want simple plotting and clear-cut action.
Pros: captivating tension; mix of genres; strong atmosphere | Cons: murky plotting; sometimes confusing; hazy visuals
Cast & crew
Danila Kozlovsky
as Egor Dorin
Fyodor Bondarchuk
as Oktiabr'sky
Viktor Verzhbitskiy
Anna Chipovskaya
as Nadia
Sergey Gazarov
as narkom
Oleksiy Horbunov
as sviaznoy
Alexander Kuznetsov
as Епанчин - сотрудник НКВД
Andrey Merzlikin
as Karpenko
Dmitri Nazarov
as Nadia's father
Aleksey Panin
as street ruffian
Directed by Aleksey Andrianov